Catamenial-sack support.



H. M. RICHARDS.

GATAMENIAL SACK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1907.

Patented (mix 20, 1908.

, meniaLSecl; Sup ioi'te, at which the following The invention consists in the severei iicvei features heremafter set is a; rear View of the reel pendent end its c011 ing the body, which :wtometieeliy adjusts v 11 on one of the bails e I UNITETiIi HARRIET M. RICHARDS, OF JULIE ire flilililiitji l f ELLE'NOIS, ASEIGNU'R TO THE WOMA'NS MUTUAL BENEFIT COMPANY, OF JOLEET, ELLIIJQIS, .ll. OORFGRATIQN OF ILLINOIS.

,To all whom it may qvmeern:

Bc'itknown that Helene"! iii time Arms, a, resident oi Juliet, in the county of Will and State of iliincis, have invented cectain new and usefui imme'vemente in Cat-st is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates t0 cetzimenizil seek supporters and designs to proyiqle e eimple device, which may be were without discorm fort, wliieh readii a yieitle c1- reepunds to (hi f'erent postures of the wearer withcut 2tl lft(i-- itself to the form of the person, and which can be worn. without tendency to displace the catemenml sippllenee.

forth and more perticulci'ly defined by claim at the ccnclueieii hereof.

In the (l.

wings: Figure 3. ie a perspective of a device embodying the inve'niicli.

nection to the belt.

The device comprises a belt constituted of ape-i1 of sidestmps 8, 9, edep'ted'to fiLGV'GI the hips endfiomwhich are suspended from and rear clespeeir atteching devices 11) of any suitable and Well known construction whereto the cetemem'al iiience may be fiUfiIYlGfi-ir ed, each consisting iii 21 pair of wire bails piv otally connected at tiieiir upper ends by eyes cl extending erciuiil a cr0ss-bcr 12 on the otlii ireii. B37 thremh ing thczmpliin c1: zipp umi end leetween the crosslaere U). the techably connected in the .ie (lGISlDOOi'i in the art. The cieep at the reel" ceiisiect ai to lie side-straps and 9 (if the banal by e, .iant 13 of {let elastic webbing which e ,mleii around the cross-1m 115 cf one cf we 10 of the clasp, and which is extended bar 14 furn'ieil on ii cmmecting m 7 plate 15, width hes a. siip-ccn'hccmcn with each of the eii1e-memhcie cf the bend. il ilnlber 15 is e pic'viclecl with llilRS 16- and around w lull new: icc'ped the pi inns 9 of the: side-straws 8 and E) rce ieetively provide eiip-c mnecticns betwcei'i the {m rior appliance-clesp end the ham! to lit. the bend to :ulj net i tech. m1tmneticeilly t posture cf: the wearer without stminiz' tending to displace the zip'piieneey Cl? kiczmectiun is formed by extending crtcli a,

side-straps: ermmd one eithe i5 and they Ie'terated Get. 20, 1908.

here of the lete coming 01' sewing tl'ie terminals to the other aide-straps. itesulten tly, any change of pasture of the wearer which c-euees mic of the side-straps to he strained 01' drawn ietereli will mereiy ceuee he ccrres ending slack at the other altifi' mp to he tziien up,

the eli wccitmectien between the and plate 15 perrizittiiitig euclz. eidl iuetment witlleut material etmimiiig c1 increeeetl tensicn en pendent 1.3 miiil the suspended 'e;pplie1icc.

The mm egplience clasp is suspended ircm the bend hing which eecui'ecl to the pendant 19 of elastic Web croes ber e11"- one of tile bails thereef, and the upper terminal of said pendant is secured to the plate-merry.

her 20 e detachable connection or clasp whereby pendant 13 connected to the straps cf the bend,

Tie "pendant extends eiz'euiid at her 23. of said. To each of the f foet ends of the Emmi-straps is attached wheel; 22 which is formed 0? :liet metal, and heeem eye 528 through which the strep-end extend: to form an attaching-loop, The

upper portion of plate 29 has e curved elengeted slet 0f the hock-terminals cf the is rounded and therein for each suieetreps and in Whieh the hooks may slicle. The purpose ei these hook and siot-cennectmnezs to per or adjust thcmwith respect to the plate/member, when the wemiel' c'lmnges POStLUTB and Withcut tending to laterally clisplece the upper end of pendent These hcokwennectione else pei'mlt the band to be conveniently nip plied to 0? iemcveci from the body.

The invention PIOVlflt-BS a dev ce having several important edventegee By reesen 0f the slip end loop connect-i one for the side straps of the camel of the term set forth, the strepeexteml noi'nmliy upwemi and outward from the elastic eenrient to snugly lit and evei'lie the hips of the wearer without crave? ing and resultently the ei le-stmpe reimiin snugly seated and we not spieeecl by change of posture cf the weerei' mid fl.l?tl').03--

were n net tend to l appliance. The LKQEiUlWEiOP iii; the imnt mi tl .ient peetui'ee of the W apt itself to the curves cl Him er giis pie-ce the hcele rind slot- 1e limit] also perpceiticn of sidelent. The (m i will readily in waist and smzi it mey .1; be Worn underneath zili without to the wearer.

Having thus described the invention, what (1 desire to secure by Letters 1 claim as new an 5 Patent, 1s:

In a device of the the other strap,

connecting them combination of a belt comprising a pair of justment of theb side-straps, a eonnec said straps having bars or g 1 straps being extended around bars or guides and having an end secured to ting-member between uides, each of said one of said Witnesses LEONE S.

an attaching-device connected to said member, hooks on the other ends of said straps for a clasp-member and to said clasp-member, said clasp-member being formed so that the hooks character described, the may slide therein to permit lateral self-adand to the body.

HARRIET M. RICHARDS.

- FRED GERLAon,

RUSSELL. 

